Qatar: what will happen on June 14, 2018?

The Qatar Calendar House (QCH) has officially announced that the new crescent of Hijric month ‘Shawwal 1439H’ will be born on June 13, at 10:45pm Doha local time.

According to astronomical calculations, the Hijric month ‘Ramadan 1439H’ will end on Thursday (June 14), with the first day of Shawwal 1439H falling on June 15, 2018, reported Qatar Tribune.

QCH’s Expert Astronomer Dr Beshir Marzouk said the age of the new crescent at sunset time on June 14, will be 19 hours and 45 minutes, while its altitude will be 7.5 degrees over western horizon of Doha sky at sunset time.
The moonset time in Doha on Thursday (June 14) will be 7:06pm, while the sunset time will be at 6:25pm.
The residents of Doha and most of the Arabic and Islamic countries will be able to see the new crescent with astronomical telescopes over Qatar sky and most of Arabic and Islamic countries on June 14, added Dr Marzouk.

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4 shops in Qatar are fined
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) has penalised four cafes for operating without a licence outside a shopping tent in Muhairja area.
The ministry official detected the violations during a surprise inspection campaign targeting a number of commercial activities at the tent in Muhairja.
The inspections targeted 216 activities at the shopping tent.
The inspections are part of the ministry's Ramadan initiatives under the theme #Aqal_Min_Al_Wajeb.
The ministry traditionally intensifies its inspection campaigns before and throughout the Holy Month of Ramadan as part of its efforts to monitor markets and commercial activities.
The campaigns are also aimed at ensuring

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Bad weather conditions in Qatar
Starting today, one should expect windy conditions to prevail in the country.
Meanwhile, the temperatures in Doha and surrounding regions will hover around the mid-40°C levels in the coming days, according to Gulf Times.
Today, the mercury level is likely to rise to 48°C in Al Khor and 46°C in Doha.
Qatar’s Met Department has said that fresh to strong northwesterly winds are expected over most areas of the country during daytime on Friday and Saturday as Indian Monsoon low deepens in the region with wind speed ranging between 18 to 28 knots, gusting to 38 knots at times,